Fungal?

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Fungal?

I received this Spathoglottis plicata in Nov, and it had some leaf damage like this. I thought it was fungal and treated it with Physan. Now I notice the leaves have that kind of damage again. I plan to treat again with Physan, but I wondered if any one else thinks this is fungal too, and if so, how I might prevent it from recurring.

The third picture is not as clear as I wanted. I tried to show the underside of one of the leaves. It has an appearance I would describe as 'sooty looking.' Any suggestions? Thanks.

hi angie,
i have several of those with similar looking leaves, also in my neighborhood, but i never worried too much, coz it will grow new ones pretty quick and i never saw it as fungi. it usually shows though on older leaves.

Spathoglottis are deciduous or semi-deciduous so I guess it is normal for the leaves to become brown and fall out.
This being said, mine had the exact same symptoms on its leaves and I wind up getting rid of it because the new growths were starting to also look like that, which scared me and made me think it was more serious.
I may have been wrong but I didn't want to take any chances!

Spathoglottis are deciduous or semi-deciduous so I guess it is normal for the leaves to become brown and fall out.
This being said, mine had the exact same symptoms on its leaves and I wind up getting rid of it because the new growths were starting to also look like that, which scared me and made me think it was more serious.
I may have been wrong but I didn't want to take any chances!

hi lambert,
i actually didnt know they were deciduous or semi, but it confirmes my observation even more.
its just the way they grow, also younger shoots sometimes turn brown but 2 weeks later new growths shows, so im not worried with this sturdy type of orchids.
i saw a video ones where the guy said one of his relatives drove over a plant, and the plant continued to grow as nothing ever happend.

Spathoglottis are deciduous or semi-deciduous so I guess it is normal for the leaves to become brown and fall out.
This being said, mine had the exact same symptoms on its leaves and I wind up getting rid of it because the new growths were starting to also look like that, which scared me and made me think it was more serious.
I may have been wrong but I didn't want to take any chances!

Sorry to hear you no longer have your Spathoglottis, but it makes me feel better to know this is common with the leaves.

Thank you, Ron, for your comments. Maybe I can stop worrying so much now, and just let the plant grow the way it wants to.

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